to unionize. >> it's not only president obama behind raising minimum wage. we sat down with two who did a story recently about how this is getting unusual support from even conservatives. >> conservative republicans are backing this and they're doing it from a financial point of view. they're saying these low wage workers are costing the government money. they're costing the government money in welfare payments. california is paying $700 million a year to support low income workers. now they're try and put a ballot measure to raise minimum wage conservative in california. >> they're doing it on a practical basis and frankly it is appropriate that they do so because if there is any reason why the deduct ability of the cost of an employee from your tax return ought to be the way you do it not therefore pay them -- pay them wages and therefore not give them application for food stamps. >> this is not going to work next year. it's not going to work. legislature raised minimum wage in california. >> that's california. >> yes. >> but the rest of the nation, the nu